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The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

MI373: Valuing the Best Stock of the Last Three Decades w/ Shawn O'Malley

The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network

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Education, Investing, Business

4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, Shawn O’Malley (@Shawn_OMalley_) breaks down the energy drink company Monster Beverage, which you may be surprised to learn has been one of the best-performing stocks of the last few decades. You’ll learn about how Monster got its start almost one hundred years ago and how it took on a new identity in the early 2000s, how Monster Energy changed the beverage market, why Monster’s stock has done so incredibly well, how Monster is fending off the competition and its plan for continuing to compound excellent returns, why Monster’s relationship with Coca-Cola is such a strategic advantage, how to think about valuing Monster Beverage, plus so much more! Prefer to watch? Click here to watch this episode on YouTube. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 02:22 - How Monster Beverage got its start almost a century ago 04:49 - How a single product completely changed Monster Beverage’s trajectory as a company 06:30 - Why Monster has delivered such exceptional returns 08:34 - Why Coca-Cola invested in Monster and how that partnership is still helping Monster to this day 10:08 - What the energy drink market looks like today and how competition threatens Monster 20:53 - What investors can learn from doing a case study on Monster 23:53 - Which challenges could weigh on Monster the most going forward 30:09 - Whether Shawn thinks the stock offers good value  And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Monster’s latest annual 10k filing. Monster Energy’s website. Check out the books mentioned in the podcast here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle's favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Connect with Shawn: Twitter | LinkedIn | Email Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Spotify! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!  Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to TIP.

0:02.8

Hey guys, welcome back to the Millennial Investing Podcast.

0:05.8

I'm your host today, Sean O'Malley.

0:07.9

I'll be continuing my series on breaking down some of the best known companies in markets,

0:12.0

as I've done in recent episodes on S&P Global, Alibaba, and Disney.

0:16.3

Today, I'll be focusing on one of the best performing stocks of the past 25 years, Monster beverage.

0:21.9

As surprising as it might sound, this energy drink company has consistently delivered returns

0:26.9

that crush those generated by the best known companies in markets like Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft.

0:32.5

As crazy as it really is, the only stock to beat Monster's returns over the past two and a half

0:37.2

decades is

0:37.9

Nvidia. If you had invested $10,000 in Monster in 1999, that investment would be worth roughly

0:43.6

$11 million today. It really is just an incredible story, and I want to break down how

0:48.6

Monster has been able to go on such an incredible run, while also discussing its current valuation

0:53.8

and whether its stock

0:54.9

still offers good value to investors.

0:57.7

After debuting at a share price of less than a nickel, Monster stock has risen by over

1:02.1

200,000% since then.

1:04.8

Monster has compounded returns for shareholders at over 27% per year since 1992, at almost 21%

1:10.8

per year since 2010, and at around 10% per year since 1992, at almost 21% per year since 2010, and at around 10% per year since

1:13.9

2020. But that compounded annual return since 2020 is brought down by a slump over the past year,

1:20.2

as Monster sits near its 52-week lows here at the time of recording. So with this recent

1:24.9

slump, I want to discuss whether this is an opportunity for investors. I find it fascinating to uncover these sorts of recording. So with this recent slump, I want to discuss whether this is an opportunity for

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